You started your business to have freedom, not feel stuck, and never be able to travel. Gain inspiration from Ilona Holland, who shares her story of traveling for 7 weeks with her family and leaving her business to operate without her. Vivian shares how she also traveled internationally and how it was nearly disastrous with her first business. She shares what she learned so she can travel successfully now with her husband and their teardrop camper to visit every National Park. Unpacking this episode min by min:2:02 - Meet Ilona Holland2:23 - From a closet at the YMCA to a thriving wellness studio7:43 - Vivian's first "desk" - making things work8:44 - Traveling for seven weeks, how Ilona did it as the business owner10:53 - Making wise and skillful choices and planning ahead 13:34 - Planning as a family for the ideal vacation15:00 - Thinking about your vacation dreams early in your business 17:14 - Traveling to Africa without a plan for our business17:45 - We couldn't afford Netflix, but we traveled to Africa 19:40 - Working with an accountant for big travel plans 23:50 - Taking small trips first and involving the team 27:14 - Putting together an out-of-office plan and getting input from your team31:00 - Practical tip - Creating frameworks and using screen recordings of processes 37:57 - Traveling internationally without a fixer lined up and adapting to the moment 42:16 - Working while traveling, pros and cons 52:25 - Even if you are not self-employed, it's important to design your life with self-awareness 54:29 - Giving yourself permission to travel as a business owner 55:47 - Illonas invitation to attend an incredible Malta experience with immersive yoga practice and workshops and touring for the Summer of 2023  If you love this show, please leave us a review. Go to RateThisPodcast.com/ridingtandem and follow the simple instructions.Reach out! Send your feedback and comments. What would you like to hear about on this podcast? Email me at [email protected] Vivian Kvam:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviankvam/Email Vivian - [email protected] GUEST: Illona Holland, Life Dimensions Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LifeDimensionsCB/Website - https://lifedimensionscb.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/ilona_holland?lang=enTandem Works Team:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TandemWorksTeamInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thetandemworks/Email the team: [email protected] FREE RESOURCES Tandem Works Circle for Marketing, Facebook Group all about marketing for small biz ownersJoin our weekly email HERE for Next-level advice, a little accountability, and out-of-the-box ideas delivered to your inbox. Riding Tandem with Vivian KvamA podcast from Tandem WorksEmail the team: [email protected] 

Ver todos los episodios